For the Neighborhood Beautification and Historical Preservation Commission Meeting of October 8, 2025
TO: Honorable Chair and Commission Members
FROM: Christina Taylor, Director of Community Development
AUTHOR: Christina Taylor, Director of Community Development
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Overview of Rialto Municipal Code Chapter 2.27 Neighborhood Beautification and Historic Preservation Commission
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DISCUSSION:
On August 26, 2025, the Rialto City Council appointed seven members to the City's Neighborhood Beautification and Historic Preservation Commission (NBHPC).
Responsibilities of the NBHPC are established in Rialto Municipal Code (RMC) Chapter 2.27.050 Duties and Chapter 2.20.050 Powers and Duties of Historic Preservation Commission. Since both code sections have an extensive list of duties which are applicable to the commission, this report will provide an overview of the beautification portion of the duties specified in RMC Chapter 2.27.050. The historical preservation portion will be covered at the next meeting.
The Commission acts as an advisory body to the City Council regarding matters of historical preservation and neighborhood beautification. The list of duties is extensive but can be grouped into three distinct categories: Community Growth and Development, Community Wellness, and Veterans as shown below:
Community Growth and Development
1. Encourage the preservation of neighborhoods;
2. Recommend housing strategies which will fortify neighborhoods and encourage the removal of blight throughout the community;
3. Oversee the housing strategies as determined by the city council;
4. Recommend the property maintenance standards that should be legislated and enforced to preserve existing housing and neighborhoods;
5. Oversee median strip development program;
6. Street lighting improvement program;
7. Underground utilities development program;
8. Tract entrance landscaping program, including at least two suitable design alternatives available to propo...
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